Douglas Speech Associates

I am 24 with a slight speech problem I want to finally get rid of so I went to Simone to fix it. She is so nice! I loved going to her & would recommend her. My insurance decided they would cover else where me so had to go to someone else but I would have loved to stay with her. I would go back to her in a heartbeat if she was in my insurance network. I was scared at first about finding parking, but there is free parking about a 7 min walk 2 blocks away, was easy to find. I also did lots of research when I first was finding a place to go to & they have the best prices & were the best at getting back to me via phone or email.

When my son was about 1.5 years old, he was diagnosed with a speech delay. We were assigned to working with some excellent speech therapists over the years through the County Regional Center. When my son «aged out» of the County’s system of speech therapy, we were left to find out own speech therapist, and luckily, we found Douglas Speech Associates through our wonderful preschool (Fountain Day School). During our time with DSA, I can attest that it was better than any of the previous speech therapy that we’d used and enjoyed through the county. The best part about the service was not necessarily the therapy for my son, but the communication ABOUT my son back to me, that helped me to change some of my behaviors and help my son. My son still spells his name aloud in a sing-​song voice that he first learned from his DSA speech therapist. I’m very thankful to have worked with DSA and I plan to use their services again the future.

I don’t know what we would have done without Douglas Speech Associates! Our son suffers from a speech impairment and has had the hardest time communicating with his peers and/​or being understood by others.
Bailey met him at the age of five and knew right off that our son was not suffering from a speech delay. She knew exactly how to treat him. Through interactive games and exercises she engaged him and built a positive learning relationship. He adores her, loves going to speech and comes home with a newfound determination to be understood. His self confidence has soared since he started with them.
Although he has a way to go, we have seen huge improvements in his articulation and he is no longer frustrated at the world because the world now understands him!

Our son has been working with Bailey from Douglas Speech Associates for the past 10 months and we are incredibly happy with the relationship.
Our son was delayed in his use of words and, at the recommendation of his pediatrician, we sought out speech therapy. When we initially contacted Douglas Speech Associates, Bailey was very professional and prompt in returning our calls and setting up meetings. She is on time to sessions and always smiling. She openly shares all her contact information with us so we can remain in the loop with treatment. She responds quickly and knowledgeably to all our questions and concerns. She is also very accommodating with schedules — Bailey meets with our son at his preschool and in our home and easily works with us with school breaks and vacations.
We are very pleased with the work Bailey is doing with our son. She sits on the floor with him, teaches him through games and play, and is very patient and happy. She also goes beyond her role as a speech language pathologist. At school, she helps him with class room activities and provides useful pointers to his teachers. She sends us texts and videos to keep us updated with his lessons and progress when therapy is not in the home.
When our son began speech therapy, he was a year or more delayed in all the verbal communication categories but now he has caught up to age level in several of them; there is still work to be done but we’re happy he is doing it with Bailey.

We are huge fans of Douglass Speech Associates. Both of our sons have had substantial speech delays. Both have flourished receiving services from Douglass Speech.
The therapists are happy to communicate and collaborate with us as well as our son’s other therapists and teachers. This has created an environment that has allowed our children to make substantial progress.
Where other therapists (or teachers or educational administrators) have pressured us to lower expectations of our children, the professionals at Douglass Speech work to ensure that our kids are able to meet and surpass their goals.
Our son’s speech and language delays still need help, but I cannot imagine he would have been able to progress as far as he has were it not for the work being done with Douglass Speech.